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Three people who have quit the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund say the group resisted efforts to make it more inclusive for LGBTQ people. In a statement, the organization denied the accusations. Pictured is a transgender pride flag. Alvaro Moreno Perez/iStock Accusations of transphobia are roiling a law clinic that spearheads campaigns to establish legal rights for lakes and rivers...

TRENTON - New Jersey police officers will be allowed to purchase and consume marijuana once it's officially and legally for sale, just like any other potential customer, under the legal weed laws passed last year. On Thursday, acting New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin issued a memo alerting police chiefs that law enforcement agencies "may not take any adverse action against any offi...

Law agreed Saturday with the Tigers on a minor-league contract, Jared Purcell of MLive.com reports. Law spent the 2021 campaign in the Twins organization, appearing in nine games at the big-league level before finishing the season at Triple-A St. Paul when he was outrighted off the 40-man roster in September. He then elected free agency in the offseason, missing all of spring training before ...

CNN — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law on Thursday a Mississippi-style anti-abortion measure that bans the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy without exemptions for rape, incest or human trafficking. The bill, which goes into effect July 1, does allow exemptions in cases where a pregnancy is “serious risk” to the mother or a fatal fetal abnormality is detected if two physicians co...

New York Governor Kathy Hochul today signed a law requiring local social service districts to pay, “at least 100%” of the New York’s Office of Children and Family Services (OFCS) published foster rates, which OCFS agreed to calculate using a methodology that complies with federal Child Welfare Act under a landmark settlement agreement that Morrison & Foerster secured in December 2021 on b...

Sam Waterston, Anthony Anderson on potential ‘Law & Order’ guest stars Feb. 22, 202201:11 "Law & Order" has been known for a stellar collection of characters, played by some of the best actors in the business, ever since it began airing in 1990. (We'll leave aside that it was off the air from 2010 to 2022, when the show began airing again.) And now that the series is back on NBC from ...

For over 20 years, Albus Dumbledore has been one of the most beloved characters in J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” world but actor Jude Law, who continues to play the character in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, reveals that Dumbledore is going through “a process of regression” from the older Harry Potter stories to the new movie (in theatres Friday, April 15 in North America). “On...

Below are some of the latest state updates and posters — CALIFORNIA Minimum Wage Poster The City of Pasadena has updated its Minimum Wage Poster to reflect a $16.11 hourly minimum wage rate, effective July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023. The minimum wage requirement set forth in the Pasadena Minimum Wage Ordinance applies to adult and minor employees who work two (2) or more hours per week in ...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz announces an investigation of Synopsys, Inc. (“Synopsys” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: SNPS) on behalf of investors concerning the Company’s possible violations of federal securities laws. If you are a shareholder who suffered a loss, click here to participate. On April 13, 2022, news outlets reported that Synopsys is under investiga...

Law enforcement is responding to a possible bomb threat at Terrell Academy. DAWSON, Ga. (WALB) - Law enforcement responded to a possible bomb threat at Terrell Academy on Thursday. In an email sent to parents, law enforcement, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security and surveillance dogs are responding to the school about the possible threat. The threat led to two hours of clas...